BITSTREAM is a technology genius, skilled in data hacking and cyber warfare. He was one of the first Decepticons to crack Autobot encryption codes, leading the Decepticons to a decisive victory in the “Tarn Valley Ambush.” Occasionally BITSTREAM becomes so engrossed in the virtual world that he can mistake it for reality. More than once his Cybertronic brainwaves have had to be forcefully removed from the cyber world, so that he could deal with more physical threats.